Removable golf spike



April 16, 1935. E, STURGEQN 1,998,342

REMOVABLE GOLF SP IKE Filed Sept. 25, 1953 m n9 L mmm.

Patented Apr. 16, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICEY R 1,998,342REMOVABLE GOLF SPIKE Ervin E. Sturgeon, Tulsa, Okla. ApplicationSeptember 23, 1933, Serial No. 690,713

1 Claim. '(01. 36-7.?) I

This invention relates to attachments for shoes and more particularly toan attachment for shoes embodyin cleats to permit the use of ordinaryshoes as a shoe for the game of golf or the like.

An object of this invention is to provide an attachment which can bemounted on any conventional type of shoe or, if desired, can be mounted.on a shoe used in the game of golf having cleats or pegs thereon. v

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of this kindwhich can be easily mounted on a shoe structure and can be removedwithout injury or marking of the shoe by the cleat attachment.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this inventionwill in part be described and in part be understood from the followingdetailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same beingillustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:-

Figure l is a detail perspective view of an attachment constructedaccording to the preferred embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a detail side elevation of the device in applied position ona shoe.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure2.

Referring to the drawing wherein like characters of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the views, the letter S designates thesole of a shoe structure of conventional construction which preferablyprojects outwardly beyond the body ID of the shoe.

In order to convert a conventional shoe structure into a. shoe adaptedfor use in playing the game of golf, that is, in order to mount cleatsvor pegs on thebottom of the'shoe structure l without interfering withthe normal use of the shoe, I have provided a sole plate ll having thecentral portion l3 thereof cut out.

This plate H is adapted to engage the bottom of the sole S and isprovided adjacent the forward end thereof with a pair of L-shaped lugsor sole clamping members I2. The plate H adjacent the rear thereof isalso provided with a second pair of lugs [4 which are similar inconstruction to the front lugs l2 and are adapted to engage the sole ofthe shoe S at the forward portion of the instep or rearwardly of theball of the shoe. The plate II is provided at the rear thereof with apair of rearwardly extending arms or resilient clamping members I5 whichengage the bottom of the sole S at the instep thereof, and a pair ofclamping members l6 are secured one to each arm l5 and are adapted toengage about the sole S at the instep. These clamping members I GareL-shaped in construction in the same manner as the clamping members l2and l4. 7

A front cleat or peg H is integral with the I plate H and projects atsubstantially a right angleto the length of the plate H and is disposed,in the present instance, transverse to the length of the shoe ID. A pairof front side cleats or pegs l8 are carried by or integral with theplate II at a point adjacent the front clamping members l2.

A pair of rear cleats or pegs l9 are struck from the body of the plate Il and bent at substantially a right angle to the lower face of the plateI I and are disposed adjacent the rear clamping members M. A further setof cleats or pegs 20 are struck from the arms and not only act as cleatsbut also act as releasing levers to facilitate the release of therearclamping members i6 from the sole of the shoe. This is accomplished bypressing the cleats or levers inwardly or toward each other, therebytwisting the arms 55 and pulling the upper leg of the clamping membersI6 away from the sole S. By reason of the cut out central portion of theplate I i, when the device is mounted on a shoe provided with worn pegsor cleats, such pegs or cleats will normally be disposed within theopening l3 so that the top of the plate I I will contact with the bottomof the sole S.

The device is mounted on the sole of a shoe in the following manner.Initially the clamping members I2, I4 and IS on one side of the deviceare engaged with one edge of the sole and the other or opposite clampingmembers l2, I4 and [6 are disposed with the upper edges of theseclamping members contacting against the bottom of the shoe sole. Theplate or skeleton member ll may then be bent in the direction of thebottom of the sole which will cause the unengaged clamping members l2,l4 and l 6 to have their upper edges forced outwardly and if necessary,one or more of the clamping members individually may be bent or flexedoutwardly so that the inwardly extending upper edge portion of theclamping members will pass over the outer edge of the sole. The clampingmembers I2, l4 and I6 may then be forced upwardly and released after theupper edges thereof pass the upper edge of the shoe sole so that thedevice will be firmly clamped onto the bottom of the sole of the shoe.

It will, therefore, be obvious that the device herein disclosed may beused on a sole having a smooth bottom, that is, a conventional shoe, ormay be used on a shoe having cleats or pegs disposed in spaced relationupon the bottom of the shoe.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications maybe made in the details of construction and design of the abovespecifically described embodiment of this invention without departingfrom the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restrictedonly by the scope of the following claim.

What is claimed is:

An attachment as set forth comprising a plate having the marginalportions thereof co-extensive with the outsole of the shoe, cleatsintegral with the plate and extending downwardly therefrom, shoeclamping members integral with the plate and extending upwardly of theother side of the plate, a pair of yieldable arms integral with theplate and extending rearwardly therefrom and beneath the instep portionof a shoe, clamping members integral with said arms, and means carriedby said arms for releasing said latter clamping members to remove theplate from the sole.

ERVIN E. STURGEON.

